Joshua 24:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!””
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BSBPD
““No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And the people saith unto Joshua, `No, but Jehovah we do serve.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 24:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:8And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
- Exodus 20:19“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
- Exodus 24:3When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
- Exodus 24:7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
- Deuteronomy 5:27Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”
- Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
- Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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